42 CFR § 37.201 - Definitions.

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title: "42 CFR § 37.201 - Definitions."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "37.201"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL CARE AND EXAMINATIONS"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF COAL MINERS"
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authority: "Sec. 203, 83 Stat. 763; 30 U.S.C. 843, unless otherwise noted."
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# 37.201 Definitions.

As used in this subpart:

(a) *Secretary* means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(b) *Miner* means any individual who during their life was employed in any coal mine.

(c) *Pathologist* means:

(1) A physician certified in anatomic pathology or pathology by the American Board of Pathology or the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology,

(2) A physician who possesses qualifications which are considered board-eligible by the American Board of Pathology or American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, or

(3) An intern, resident, or other physician in a training program in pathology who performs the autopsy under the supervision of a pathologist as defined in paragraph (c) (1) or (2) of this section.

(d) *NIOSH* means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, located within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Within NIOSH, the Respiratory Health Division (formerly called the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies and the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health) is the organizational unit that has programmatic responsibility for the medical examination and surveillance program.

[86 FR 24338, May 6, 2021]